🏝️ Away Islanders 31-33-5 before this game

4–5

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 35-26-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	0	2	4
CHI	2	3	0	5

Islanders at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Islanders 5–4 at United Center on March 16, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Mar 16, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Tony Amonte

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Alexei Zhamnov

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Weinrich

3 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: Tony Amonte, Eric Weinrich

0–1

🪶 Tony Amonte 1st · 11:47

Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Alexei Zhamnov

0–2

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 1st · 12:08

Unassisted

1–2

🏝️ Niklas Andersson Tying 1st · 14:23

Unassisted

2–2

2nd period

🪶 Tony Amonte PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:26

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Weinrich

2–3

🪶 Ethan Moreau 2nd · 15:07

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Murray Craven

2–4

🪶 Tony Amonte 2nd · 16:05

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Ulf Dahlen

2–5

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan McCabe 3rd · 13:18

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Niklas Andersson

3–5

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Derek King, Travis Green

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI CHI🪶

26 Shots on goal 28

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Penalty minutes 16

NYI shooting 15.4% (4/26) CHI shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:30 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 31-33-5 (45% win rate, 69 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 35-26-9 (50% win rate, 70 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Jan 15, 1994

🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI

5–5 (OT) · Blackhawks won

Nov 4, 1993

🏝️NYI @ 🪶CHI

2–4 · Blackhawks won

❓ NYI vs CHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Blackhawks on March 16, 1997?

Blackhawks won 5–4.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Islanders 4, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (2), Bryan McCabe, Niklas Andersson.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Tony Amonte (3), Alexei Zhamnov, Ethan Moreau.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 15

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 1997

Islanders season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule